Dekansho Festival is originated from Sasayama, which locates in the middle east part of Hyogo Prefecture and is surrounded by mountains and greens.
Sasayama is about an hour from Osaka by train, and is a place that the Genfukei of Japan, which is said to be the oldest, and the most impressive memories of the Japanese people still remains.

In the middle of Sasayama city locates Sasayama Castle, which was built during Tenka Bushin (nation wide construction) under the command of Edo Bakufu Governmnt.
With Castle Town of Sasayama castle as the center, the lodging town, agricultural settlement and ceramic settlement were expanded. Till now, the nature, history, cultural heritage is still being succeeded.

Dekansho Festival is originated from Sasayama, which locates in the middle east part of Hyogo Prefecture and is surrounded by mountains and greens.
Sasayama is about an hour from Osaka by train, and is a place that the Genfukei of Japan, which is said to be the oldest, and the most impressive memories of the Japanese people still remains.

In the middle of Sasayama city locates Sasayama Castle, which was built during Tenka Bushin (nation wide construction) under the command of Edo Bakufu Governmnt.
With Castle Town of Sasayama castle as the center, the lodging town, agricultural settlement and ceramic settlement were expanded. Till now, the nature, history, cultural heritage is still being succeeded.

Due to the special climate of Sasayama basin, the food in Sasayama is absolutely delicious. It’s famous for Tanba Black Soy Beans, Tanba Chestnuts, Pork, Yam of Tanba Mountain, Tanba Matsutake Mushroom, Tanba Sasayama Beef, Tanba Sasayama Mountain Koshihikari Rice…etc.
Sasayama will continue to ride the name of ”The City of Food and Agriculture” with its nature, culture and peopel.

歴史を感じ、大切に守られる街並み
Feel the history , streets are protected in important

With the national-selected rows of Sasayama castle down town, Fukusumi Lodging town (ancient hotels), and the rows of agricultural town, there are many other historical architectures in Sasayama.
Walking along the streets, it reminds people the old, peaceful days in the old times.

Tabnayaki was said to be one of the six Japanese ancient ceramic artwork. Sasayama has succeed and turned this old industry along with Tanba cotton, which is one of the treaditional handicrafts of Hyogo Prefecture into a new page and is still living on it.
The works are recoginzed as one of the masterpices that craftsmen can make by hands.

デカンショ節と伝統の生きるまち 丹波篠山
Live of Dekansho clause and the traditional town Tamba Sasayama